@elonmusk A finite earth does not support infinite growth but that doesn’t fit your greedy agenda. Also infant mortality rates were much higher in 1950🙄
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Mark Pullan
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The arrest of Pavel Durov is worrying.
Telegram is a secure free speech app. It may have some bad actors, but then all platforms do.
What next... the arrest of Elon Musk?
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If you could say something to Elon Musk, what would it be?
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@JamesMelville I see you are from the Boris school of let the bodies pile high 🙄
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Lockdowns were the greatest social and economic policy mistake in modern times. They destroyed economies, mental health, national confidence, healthcare systems, kids welfare, supply chains and triggered the cost of living crisis. They must never ever happen again.
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@Jeremy_Hunt Yes growth is up by 0.6% but you are forgetting the huge debt you have saddled the tax payers with and the massive interest payments of billions
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Today’s figures are yet further proof that Labour have inherited a growing and resilient economy.
The Chancellor’s attempt to blame her economic inheritance on her decision to raise taxes - tax rises she had always planned - will not wash with the public.
Labour promised over 50 times in the election they would not raise people’s taxes and we will hold them to account on their promises.
Office for National Statistics (ONS)@ONS
GDP is estimated to have grown 0.6% in Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2024, following growth of 0.7% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar). Services (+0.8%) grew while production (-0.1%) and construction (-0.1%) both contracted. Read GDP first quarterly estimate, UK ➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/grossd…
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@danielmgmoylan Did you say the same when MPs gave them selves the same size increase as the train drivers 🧐
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It’s good to know where the pensioners’ money is going.
Patrick O'Flynn@oflynnsocial
Lab has so far rewarded two striking groups - junior doctors and train drivers - with enormous no-strings pay rises in the face of their continued strikes and threats to strike. Can anyone predict what incentives that sets up for other groups seeking big pay rises?
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Is it just me or does he look old, tired and slow??
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More proof that Rachel Reeves inherited, errrr, an awful economy
Faisal Islam@faisalislam
Another solid quarters growth for the Uk economy between April & June, 0.6%…. Was 0.7% in first quarter. Apart from the pandemic rebound, it’s the strongest half year for growth since 2017
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But I thought Rachel Reeves said the United Kingdom’s economic situation was worse than expected? 🤨
BBC News (UK)@BBCNews
UK economy grows by 0.6% between April and June bbc.in/3SRNvYx
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Labour inherited a growing economy, low inflation and high employment.
Don’t let them say otherwise to justify raising your taxes.
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Remember: Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves claims this is the worst economic inheritance for almost 80 years.
Andrew Neil@afneil
Britain fastest-growing economy in the G7 so far this year, expanding more than the US and twice as fast as France. UK economy grew by 0.6% in three months to June (tho June flatlined). This follows 0.7% growth in the first three months of the year. UK outperformed France, Germany and Italy in the second quarter of 2024. Germany shrank 0.1% in Q2, France grew 0.3% and Italy by 0.2%. EU grew 0.3%. UK growth has outpaced every other major advanced economy so far this year, growing by 1.3% in the first six months of 2024, ahead of the US (1.1%), more than double French 0.6%. Germany has barely grown so far this year (0.1%). Italy and Canada were 0.5% and 0.9% respectively. Remind me again, Mr Sunak, why you went for a July 4th election …
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@grantshapps You are no longer right or honourable (never were really). And it less than MPs voted for themselves
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Helpful to understand what rail modernisation you've achieved in return for this whopping 15% pay rise. If there are no real productivity improvements then this deal with your union paymasters will add to inflation, fail to modernise rail services & let down passengers
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Soaring GDP figures in 1st 6 months, strongest in G7, further proof Labour’s @RachelReevesMP is lying about doom laden economic inheritance from Tories
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@NormanBrennan Yes it would be nice if police officers were valued more than they are
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Well hey Ho folks Train Drivers have obtained a pay rise from £60,000 year to £69,000 & that’s Without OT so someone who doesn’t mind doing extra hours could earn circa £80,000; Many Front Line Police Officers I think may well be Applying; Good pay Good hours Go Home Uninjured🤷♂️
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@Haggis_UK Less than 1% growth but yeah just forget about the >100% GDP debt costing over billions in interest payments
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Laura Trott(Tory MP) says "Rachel Reeves(Chancellor) is sitting in the Treasury fuming" at the GDP figures today. 🤔
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@russellquirk Public sector pay increases do not cause inflation. They do not create an increase in the the supply chain or service chain. Prices only go up as greedy corporations think it’s a license to profit more. Learn some basic economics 🤨
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Stop giving the public sector inflation busting pay rises. And don’t send £11bn to foreign countries to ‘tackle’ climate change.
There. £22bn saved.
You’re welcome.
Rachel Reeves@RachelReevesMP
We are under no illusion as to the scale of the challenge we have inherited from the Conservatives after more than a decade of low growth and a £22 billion black hole in the public finances. That’s why we are taking the tough decisions now to fix the foundations of our economy.
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@BrugesGroup If I earn 0.8% more salary it doesn’t make my mortgage go away The debt that the tories saddled the taxpayer with is enormous
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Labour’s claim that they inherited a bad economy is falling apart at the seams.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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@DonaldJTNewsX Will use as soon as my unicorns start laying eggs
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